Are We There Yet?
The Myths and Realities of Autonomous Vehicles
Published on 14. December 2020
Book
Hardback
120 pages
978-0-252-04356-7 (ISBN)
Description
Autonomous vehicle (AV) technology represents a possible paradigm shift in our way of life. But complex challenges and obstacles impose a reality at odds with the utopian visions propounded by AV enthusiasts in the private and public sectors.
The new volume in the Urban Agenda series examines the technological questions still surrounding autonomous vehicles and the uncertain societal and legislative impact of widespread AV adoption. Assessing both short- and long-term concerns, the authors probe how autonomous vehicles might change transportation but also land use, energy consumption, mass transit, commuter habits, traffic safety, job markets, the freight industry, and supply chains. At the same time, the essays discuss opportunities for industry, researchers, and policymakers to make the autonomous future safer, more efficient, and more mobile.
Contributors: Austin Brown, Stan Caldwell, Chris Hendrickson, Kazuya Kawamura, Taylor Long, and P. S. Srira.
The new volume in the Urban Agenda series examines the technological questions still surrounding autonomous vehicles and the uncertain societal and legislative impact of widespread AV adoption. Assessing both short- and long-term concerns, the authors probe how autonomous vehicles might change transportation but also land use, energy consumption, mass transit, commuter habits, traffic safety, job markets, the freight industry, and supply chains. At the same time, the essays discuss opportunities for industry, researchers, and policymakers to make the autonomous future safer, more efficient, and more mobile.
Contributors: Austin Brown, Stan Caldwell, Chris Hendrickson, Kazuya Kawamura, Taylor Long, and P. S. Srira.
Reviews / Votes
"Recommended. All readers." --Choice"It is great to see an Illinois institution of higher learning provide thought leadership on connected, automated, shared and electric mobility. This ever-evolving ecosystem is disrupting systems, policies and behaviors which have been engrained in our culture and are ripe for enhancement. Especially when that enhancement means increased safety and increased efficiency."
--Jerry Quandt, Executive Director, Illinois Autonomous Vehicles Association
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
4 black & white photographs, 4 charts, 2 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-252-04356-7 (9780252043567)
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Persons
Michael A. Pagano is Dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, Director of the Government Finance Research Center, and a professor of public administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). He is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and editor of The People's Money: Pensions, Debt, and Government Services, The Public Infrastructure of Work and Play, and other books in the Urban Agenda series.
Content
CoverTitle PageContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Michael A. PaganoPart One: OverviewAutonomous Vehicles and Mobility Impacts on Transit and Freight: Factors Affecting Adoption, ChallePart Two: White PapersDemanding a Better Transportation Future through Automation Austin BrownAre We There Yet, and Where Is It We Need to Go? Myths and Realities of Connected and Automated VehAutomation of Freight Systems Kazuya KawamuraPart Three: SynopsisBack to the Future: Discussing Our New Autonomous Reality?Taylor LongList of ContributorsBack cover